How we involve parents

Updates must be private and secure.

We know that nothing is more important to a parent than the security of their children
and their children's information. That is why we have engineered our system to allow
safe and secure sharing from provider to parent.

100% of parents must have access.

Not every parent has a smartphone. Communication from a child care provider must reach 100%
of the children's parents.

Email is the app that every parent uses.

Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Everyone has access to email. For that reason we
have chosen email as our primary means of communication. Right from your email you can
play a video, share a photo, or reply right back to the director.

Never hear "nothing" again.

What did your child do today? Now you will always know. Photos and videos of
your child's day give you a view of their day. Daily reports keep you informed of the
daily activities and learning experiences that happen while you are at work.

How we help teachers

Our app is faster than paper.

Teachers today have to spend too much time with paper distractions such as taking attendance,
writing lesson plans, and filling out daily reports. By carefully listening to our customers
and integrating their feedback we have built an application which solves these problems faster
than paper.

iPad mini → safe and low cost.

Our app runs on the low cost iPad mini, iPod Touch or the iPad. By focusing on only two devices we can not only
provide a safer product, but also a better product. It's more safe because we know exactly how each
device will perform for the teacher in the classroom. Battery life is more than a full day. We have opted to not support other devices
because the experience and performance is too inconsistent across those devices. Fewer distractions
means safer kids.

Portability is a must.

For teachers we recommend the iPad mini or iPod Touch device. Whether on the playground or on a field trip, all of the children's attendance and
emergency contact information is at the teacher's fingertips. Any photos or videos captured
will be stored on the device and uploaded as soon as the device is back in coverage.

How we help directors

Be in 10 places at once.

No more running around for 15 minute counts. The Tadpoles dashboard offers a live view of the activity in your center.
With no refreshing necessary, the classroom counts, attendance, and parent communications
update in real time. There are no software installations and no per-user licenses
so owners and directors can check on things easily and securely while away from the center.

Showing number of children in for each classroom.

Track your 15 minute counts.

click on chart for details

Communicate with your parents through email or text alerts.

With Tadpoles, there is no need for third party communication services like Constant Contact and AlertNow.
Share daily reports, photos, videos, notes and reminders
instantly to your parents' email throughout the day.
Send emails out to your parents or notify all parents by text message of school closings or other urgent messages.

Tadpoles is your marketing tool.

Nothing keeps parents happy like good communication and pictures of
their children having fun and learning.
Parents will love you and will show the pictures to their friends. What better way than to generate referrals and increase enrollment than from happy parents.
Highlight Tadpoles on tours to easily increase conversions.

That's awesome!! Thank you for sending one of him smiling... Made my day.

This is amazing!!! Thank you!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE getting emails/pictures. keep them coming!!!!

This is so cool!!

I love getting the report via email! And I love getting to see her little face

LOVE IT. thank you!

Tadpoles, in a nutshell

Teachers

Share photos, videos, notes to parents throughout the day

Record meals, activities, naps, and more to daily reports

Prepare lesson plans up to 4 weeks in advance

Take attendance

Record classroom visitations

Combine / split classrooms

Mark children sick or on vacation

View medical and birthday reminders

View child allergy and emergency information

View guardian and medical information

Directors

View realtime counts per class

Manage classrooms

Manage children and their guardians

Manage employees

Manage child portfolios

Track 15 minute counts

Approve photos and videos before sending to parents

Take attendance

Mark children sick or on vacation

Track and export attendance details

View medical and birthday reminders

View 5 day enrollment graph

Send notes and newsletters to parents by email

Send emergency alerts by text message and email

Parents

Receive photos videos, notes by email

Download or share photos and videos of your children

Receive emergency alerts by text message

View your children's portfolio using our mobile application

Mark your child out sick or on vacation using our mobile application

Get started!

Ingredients:

1 iPad Mini

Teachers will use an iPad mini or iPod touch in the classroom.

1 Computer

The director will use our web dashboard on any desktop computer, laptop, or tablet.

1 Classroom

Pick a class, any class to start with.

Steps to get cooking:

1. Get trained

We offer regularly scheduled webinars for both teacher and director functionality. If you can't wait and want to learn right now, you can watch our
pre-recorded training videos.

2. Get setup

Sign up for a Tadpoles trial account. Add your roster and family information on our web dashboard.
Download the mobile app and login using the same credentials and you are ready to go!
Snap some profile photos of your children,
take attendance, fill out daily reports, and share some pictures with their parents!
Also, don't forget to send a letter to your parents informing them about Tadpoles!